3.11
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.11
तद्विभाजिनः पूर्वापरायता हिमवन्महाहिमवन्निषधनीलरुक्मिशिखरिणो वर्षधरपर्वताः
tadvibhājinaḥ pūrvāparāyatā himavanmahāhimavanniṣadhanīlarukmiśikhariṇo varṣadharaparvatāḥ
The line
tadvibhājina (तद्विभाजिन), pūrvāparāyata (पूर्वापरायत), a compound: hima (हिम), vanma (वन्म), hāhi (हाहि), mava (मव), nniṣadha (न्निषध), blue, dark, rukmi (रुक्मि), śikha (शिख), and riṇa (रिण), varṣadharaparvata (वर्षधरपर्वत).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The lower world and the middle world. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tadvibhājinaḥ (तद्विभाजिनः) + pūrvāparāyatā (पूर्वापरायता) + hima-vanma-hāhi-mava-nniṣadha-nīla-rukmi-śikha-riṇaḥ (हिम-वन्म-हाहि-मव-न्निषध-नील-रुक्मि-शिख-रिणः) + varṣadharaparvatāḥ (वर्षधरपर्वताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadvibhājinaḥ (तद्विभाजिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | tadvibhājina (तद्विभाजिन) |
| pūrvāparāyatā (पूर्वापरायता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pūrvāparāyata (पूर्वापरायत) |
| hima-vanma-hāhi-mava-nniṣadha-nīla-rukmi-śikha-riṇaḥ (हिम-वन्म-हाहि-मव-न्निषध-नील-रुक्मि-शिख-रिणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: hima (हिम), vanma (वन्म), hāhi (हाहि), mava (मव), nniṣadha (न्निषध), blue, dark, rukmi (रुक्मि), śikha (शिख), and riṇa (रिण). Read it from the end |
| varṣadharaparvatāḥ (वर्षधरपर्वताः) | nominative plural | varṣadharaparvata (वर्षधरपर्वत) |
The phrases
tadvibhājinaḥ (तद्विभाजिनः) is tadvibhājina (तद्विभाजिन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pūrvāparāyatā (पूर्वापरायता) is pūrvāparāyata (पूर्वापरायत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
hima-vanma-hāhi-mava-nniṣadha-nīla-rukmi-śikha-riṇaḥ (हिम-वन्म-हाहि-मव-न्निषध-नील-रुक्मि-शिख-रिणः) is a compound: hima (हिम), vanma (वन्म), hāhi (हाहि), mava (मव), nniṣadha (न्निषध), blue, dark, rukmi (रुक्मि), śikha (शिख), and riṇa (रिण). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it himavanmahāhimavanniṣadhanīlarukmiśikhariṇo (हिमवन्महाहिमवन्निषधनीलरुक्मिशिखरिणो). varṣadharaparvatāḥ (वर्षधरपर्वताः) is varṣadharaparvata (वर्षधरपर्वत). It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
hima-vanma-hāhi-mava-nniṣadha-nīla-rukmi-śikha-riṇaḥ (हिम-वन्म-हाहि-मव-न्निषध-नील-रुक्मि-शिख-रिणः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it himavanmahāhimavanniṣadhanīlarukmiśikhariṇo (हिमवन्महाहिमवन्निषधनीलरुक्मिशिखरिणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadvibhājinaḥ (तद्विभाजिनः) and pūrvāparāyatā (पूर्वापरायता).
Next
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